Daily English Dictation 43 - 2026/04/28
🎧 Listening Practice
My listening:
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He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle! And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight. "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"Pronunciation:
He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle! And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight. "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
📖 Accumulation
spring /sprɪŋ/
(v.)(vi.) 跳，跃 (过去式 sprang，过去分词 sprung):
- The cat <u>sprang</u> onto the kitchen counter in a split second.
Collocations: ~ into action ~ to one's feet ~ up ~ forward ~ back
Related: leap jump bound dash vault hop lunge
sleigh /sleɪ/
(n.)(c) 雪橇:
- We took a cozy <u>sleigh</u> ride through the snowy woods.
Collocations: horse-drawn ~ ~ ride ~ bells Santa's ~ wooden ~
Related: sled toboggan bobsled reindeer runner harness wintry
whistle /ˈwɪsl/
(n.)(c) 口哨声；哨子:
- She let out a sharp <u>whistle</u> to get the dog's attention.
Collocations: blow a ~ final ~ ~ blast dog ~ tin ~
Related: siren horn hoot shrill referee signal flute
team /tiːm/
(n.)(c) （一起拉车的）一组牲畜:
- The farmer hitched the <u>team</u> of oxen to the heavy plow.
Collocations: ~ of horses dog ~ ~ of oxen sled ~ eight-reindeer ~
Related: pack herd yoke harness mushing driver caravan
down /daʊn/
(n.)(u) （植物上的）绒毛，茸毛:
- A gust of wind carried the dandelion <u>down</u> across the field.
Collocations: thistle ~ milkweed ~ ~ of a seed soft ~ floating ~
Related: fluff fuzz feather plume dandelion pollen bloom
thistle /ˈθɪsl/
(n.)(c) 蓟:
- Be careful not to touch the prickly <u>thistle</u> growing by the fence.
Collocations: Scotch ~ ~ flower prickly ~ wild ~ ~ leaf
Related: weed thorn spiky burr nettle dandelion clover
exclaim /ɪkˈskleɪm/
(v.)(vt. & vi.) 呼喊，惊叫 (过去式 exclaimed，现在分词 exclaiming):
- "What a wonderful surprise!" she <u>exclaimed</u> when she opened the gift.
Collocations: ~ in delight ~ loudly ~ with joy ~ excitedly ~ in surprise
Related: shout cry out blurt declare yell scream gasp
sight /saɪt/
(n.)(u) 视野，视线:
- The kids waved until the bus drove out of <u>sight</u>.
Collocations: out of ~ within ~ in ~ come into ~ lose ~ of
Related: view vision visibility horizon vanish disappear range